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Glasgow University edge The Glasgow Cup in dramatic finish »

The University of Glasgow yesterday snatched The Glasgow Cup silverware after an action-packed afternoon across the city involving 700 students went down to the wire. The universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde entered the final basketball match a lit...

Wed 14 Mar 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Taking a leaf out of Grameen’s book »

Since the world was introduced to Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and his microfinance model in 2006 – when Yunus and his Grameen Bank received the Nobel Peace Prize – his central concept has spread to create social businesses in more ...

Tue 13 Mar 2012 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Caledonian staff and students in support of anti-homophobia campaign »

Staff and students at a Glasgow university last week gathered to support Scotland’s first NHS campaign against homophobia. Glasgow Caledonian University workers and students participated in a photo shoot to showcase their support for NHS Greater...

Mon 12 Mar 2012 by Stephen Walsh | Read more »

Caledonian in funding boost for international students »

Glasgow Caledonian University has seen off fierce competition to secure Government funding for a new international student initiative. The university’s student association has been awarded £3,800 for a ‘buddy’ scheme that will ...

Mon 05 Mar 2012 by Aimee Beveridge | Read more »

Caledonian first university worldwide to receive ‘gold standard’ financial backing »

Glasgow Caledonian University has united with the Chartered Banker Institute to secure a ground-breaking partnership in financial qualification. The institute’s endorsement has long been held as the industry gold standard and will now be attribu...

Mon 05 Mar 2012 by Collette Cullen | Read more »

Pair on top in surprise contest »

A team made up of Glasgow Caledonian University and Cumbernauld College rugby league players overcame a joint Strathclyde University/University of the West of Scotland 64 – 10 last Sunday at Nethercraigs Sports Complex in Cumbernauld. The 14-a-s...

Mon 05 Mar 2012 by David Lyons | Read more »

Trio gear up for Glasgow Taxis Cup »

Sport students from Glasgow’s three universities are gearing up to go head-to-head in the eagerly-anticipated Glasgow Taxis Cup contest this month. The multi-sport event at Scotstoun Stadium, sponsored for the next three years by Glasgow Taxis, ...

Mon 05 Mar 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Tributes pour in for graduate »

Hundreds are in mourning after the sudden death of a recent Glasgow Caledonian University graduate. Student journalist Darren Joliny, 21, collapsed whilst playing football at the Alistair McCoist Centre in East Kilbride earlier this month. Paramedics...

Fri 20 Jan 2012 by Rachael Fulton | Read more »

Strathclyde refuses to get INTO partnership »

Controversial proposals by a Glasgow-based university to carve out the recruitment and teaching of international students to a private provider have been ditched, The Journal can reveal. Senior management at the University of Strathclyde has ended t...

Fri 20 Jan 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

New bursary scheme for Glasgow students  »

Glasgow-based students seeking a spot at one of the city’s three universities are to be offered a helping hand financially. Scotland’s biggest social landlord, Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), is to devote hundreds of thousands of pounds...

Fri 20 Jan 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Glasgow Caledonian pay tribute to political figurehead »

A former leader of the United Nations (UN) together with a renowned Scots singer-songwriter were among the eminent figures to be honoured by a Glasgow university last month. Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Glasgo...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Glasgow has Mo and Mo to give »

Movember supporters raised funds for prostate cancer and men’s health awareness in Scotland’s first Mo-Run at Glasgow Green the week before last. Moustachioed Mo’ Brothers and Mo’ Sistas completed the 5km route in costume, with...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Harriet Brace | Read more »

Renowned Scot Hayman knocks audiences for Six »

The first impression the audience could gain from the set of ‘Six and a Tanner’, presented at Glasgow Caledonian University earlier this month, was a touch of elegance and smoothness. 'Six and a Tanner' is a play based on a true story...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Katharina Dziacko | Read more »

Glasgow student athletes boosted by sporting scholarship »

Strathclyde University's Olympic swimmer Robbie Renwick was among over 30 talented local student athletes to be awarded sporting scholarships for the forthcoming year from Winning Students. The Beijing 2008-competitor was far from the only famous name...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Midwives forced to leave Scotland in search of work »

The lack of job prospects available to newly qualified midwives in Scotland is forcing them to leave home in search of work, The Journal has found. Scotland has traditionally trained more midwives than numbers needed with the surplus finding employmen...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Fraser Michie | Read more »

Caledonian host World Solo Drumming Championships »

Over 200 tartan-clad drummers gathered at Glasgow Caledonian University last month for the annual World Solo Drumming Championships and inaugural International Juvenile Solo Tenor drumming competition. The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) ...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Aimee Beveridge | Read more »

Sisters doing it for themselves »

Sister, Sister. For some it was a cult TV show, something to watch while your dinner was on your lap after a gruelling day at school in the 90s. For Charlotte and Hannah Booth it's a relationship that has evolved into one of business partners. Glasgow...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Nadine Walker | Read more »

Glasgow Caledonian heap pressure on city colleagues with RUK fees undercut »

Pressure is mounting on higher education institutions in Glasgow to resist charging maximum fees to students from the rest of the UK (RUK) after Glasgow Caledonian University last week became the first university in Scotland to declare levels lower tha...

Mon 19 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

News Shorts »

Scottish public supports tuition fees - The majority of the Scottish public believes that students should pay for university education, a survey has revealed. The survey, commissioned by the Scotsman and conducted by YouGov, questioned 1,135 Scottish...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »